verb
- to remove surgically, especially to remove an organ or tumor completely
- to remove the nucleus from a cell
- to explain or make clear by removing obscurities
Usage: medical
Usage: biology
Usage: formal
Examples
- The surgeon will enucleate the tumor to prevent it from spreading.
- Doctors decided to enucleate the damaged eye to relieve the patient's pain.
- The researcher enucleated the egg cell before beginning the experiment.
- Scientists can enucleate cells to study cytoplasmic functions.
- The professor tried to enucleate the complex theory for his students.
- Her clear explanation helped enucleate the main points of the argument.